Letter 1: Robert Schumann to Clara Wieck
Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows.
You cannot think how your letter has raised and strengthened me… You are splendid, and I have much more reason to be proud of you than you of me. I have made up my mind, though, to read all your wishes in your face. Then you will think, even though you don’t say it, that your Robert is a really good sort, that he is entirely yours, and he loves you more than words can say.
Which of these words best describes the tone Schumann is using in this excerpt of his letter to Wieck?
Group of answer choices
Serious
Anxious
Affectionate
Sympathetic
